Unit+2+Overview

=Module 1= Close Reading and Writing to Learntoc

=Theme= Myths: Not Just Long Ago

=Link= [|NYS Module 1]

=Overview= Students study the purposes and elements of mythology. Students read Rick Riordan’s //The Lightning Thief// with a focus on the archetypal hero’s journey and close reading of the many mythical allusions. They also read complex informational texts about the elements of mythology. As a whole class, students will closely read several complex Greek myths, and then work in small groups to build expertise on an additional myth. Students then develop their narrative writing skills as they create their own hero’s

=Central Text= RL—//The Lightning Thief//, Rick Riordan

=Writing Tasks= • Literary Analysis—Connecting Themes in Cronus and The Lightning Thief • My Hero’s Journey Narrative

=Standards=

A. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. B. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. C. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. D. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. E. Establish and maintain a formal style. A. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. B. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. C. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. D. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events. E. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. A. Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics”). B. Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not”).
 * RL.6.1. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">RL.6.2. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">RL.6.3. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">RI.6.1. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">W.6.2. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">W.6.3. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">W.6.9. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.